"After all, we cannot know what we are going to express. What is really creative is bound to be a surprisebecause it is something we couldn't have thought of. This is the thing that we resist the most. We want toknow where we are going, why we are doing it, and what it is going to give to us. We want to know it all.To be creative means becoming more familiar with being a little lost. If we are always full of what wewant to do, there is no room for the new."- Michell Cassou

Friday, December 28, 2012

Thursday, December 27, 2012

I just finished reading a book called "18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction and Get the Right Things Done" by Peter Bregman. I found it in the library the other day, so I checked it out and brought it home. I'm always grabbing for these self help books because I do get distracted and I don't get as much done as I would like to on my artwork. Well, I read this book all the way through and I thought it was very, very good.

Yes, like most self help books of this type, he covers all the information about getting organized with lists. But then, he goes beyond. He covers topics that I have always been left wondering about. So this is my book of the "end of the" year. This is the one that is taking me into another dimension of myself and I am optimistic about these fascinating insights.

There's a harder set of distractions to master: the distractions you can't blame on anyone else. The distractions you create yourself.

"The rule is simple: When you want to do something, Focus. When you don't want to do something, Distract."

Distraction, used intentionally, can be an asset! You may want to distract from "Y" so you can focus on "X".

The world doesn't reward perfection. It rewards productivity!

Your mind can help you move forward or can get in the way. Choose the fantasy world that supports you.